🇪🇸 Spanish

foto

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

la foto

photo

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foto
/la ˈfoto/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say foto in Spanish?

IPA
/la ˈfoto/

How do you pronounce foto in Spanish?

foto is pronounced /la ˈfoto/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La foto antigua que encontré en el álbum era muy hermosa.

The old photo that I found in the album was very beautiful.

Mi foto favorita está colgada en la pared de mi dormitorio.

My favorite photo is hung on the wall of my bedroom.

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Why is it feminine?

Foto is feminine because it's a shortened form of "fotografía," which is feminine due to its Greek root "graphía" (writing/recording), a feminine noun in Greek that became feminine when adopted into Latin and Spanish. The gender of the full word was retained when it was abbreviated to "foto."

What is the Spanish word for photo?

The Spanish word for photo is la foto — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchphotolafeminine
🇮🇹 Italianfotolafeminine

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